Muscari sp. [Grape Hyacinth]

[Andrea B.]

Blum, A.G. (2013) Muscari Miller sp. (Asparagaceae) Grape Hyacinth. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. http://www.ultraviol...grape-hyacinth/

 

Set 1

 

Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown, New Jersey, USA

17 April 2013

Cultivar in botanical garden

 

Comment:

This white Muscari is less common in gardens than the typical blue or blue-violet types. It has a uniform, moderately reflective UV appearance.

 

Equipment [Nikon D600-broadband + Nikon 105mm f/4.5 UV-Nikkor]

 

Visible Light [f/8 for 1/400" @ ISO 100 in Sunlight with Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/8 for 1/8" @ ISO 800 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

 

Set 2

 

Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown, New Jersey, USA

17 April 2013

Cultivar in botanical garden

 

Comment:

This violet-blue Muscari with a white rim around each bell also has a uniform, moderately reflective UV appearance. The white rim becomes UV-dark.

 

Equipment [Nikon D600-broadband + Nikon 105mm f/4.5 UV-Nikkor]

 

Visible Light [f/11 for 1/80" @ ISO 100 in Sunlight with Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/11 for 1/1.3" @ ISO 400 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

 

Set 3

 

Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown, New Jersey, USA

13 April 2013

Cultivar in botanical garden

 

Comment:

Unlike the previous two examples, the higher, unopened bells on each stalk of this Muscari exhibit a different UV tonality than the lower, older bells.

 

Equipment [Nikon D600-broadband + Nikon 105mm f/4.5 UV-Nikkor]

 

Visible Light [f/4.5 for 1/80" @ ISO 100 in Sunlight with Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/4.5 for 1/1.3" @ ISO 400 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

[nfoto]

Have you compared this to a normal blue-pinkish Muscari? My experience is that some cultivated species, for example anemones or crocus, bred to display a multitude of colours look more or less identical in UV.

[Andrea B.]

I added more examples.

The third Muscari above shows a different tonality in its unopened bells from the unopened bells in the first two examples. Aside from that they seem similar.